Check out this week’s Bi-Lo Weekly Ad starting on 2/10. Be sure to look for all the good deals on the Weekend Sale that runs Saturday and Sunday. Also pick up some Pillsbury Biscuits or rolls for FREE with coupons. It’s a great week to shop at Bi-Lo!

If you see any deals I may have missed, leave a comment and I will add them to the list.

My local bi lo is saying they won’t accept a competitor coupon with a mfr coupon and will on take one competitor coupon per transaction per day. Anyone else having this problem?

mommalana

Not those problems but mine does not what to accept printable Publix coupons such as the Best Meals ones.

Brian

Bilo has the worst trained Management and Staff of any grocery store out there. Even Walmart is better and that is saying something. Your best bet is to print the Bilo coupon policy and take it with you. If you still have issues call corporate. And continue to move up the ladder until you have trained your store how to understand their own coupon policy. Please don’t tell me you live in Charleston, SC. I had one store manager tell me HIS policy was 1 item 1 coupon. Not sure where he’s working now.

mommalana

Not in Charleston and over all my store is great and I really like shopping there.

Heather Jameson Hutchinson

I always have issues with my coupons not scanning at my local store. They’re always nice, but it’s still aggravating and the inconsistency is really irritating.

Heather Jameson Hutchinson

No, I’m in Georgia. I wrote corporate one time because it was always my understanding (and had never had an issue) that when using coupons with rain checks, that as long as the coupon was in date when the rain check was issued, they would accept it. Well, I had one manager give me crap about it and I couldn’t find it stated either way in the policy, so I wrote corporate and they said that was up to the individual store.

Heather Jameson Hutchinson

It’s very frustrating especially when I had $11 worth of competitors coupons to use. The thing that really frustrates me is a friend of mine talked to the store manager and that person said the coupon policy wasn’t changing, So I went in the next time with my competitor coupons and was told the same thing that I couldn’t use them by this particular day manager so I don’t know what is really going on, but as soon as I see The store manager I will be discussing it with her and if she says that they are allowing the competitor with manufactures I will be getting it in writing.

mommalana

Good idea. I only have one store in my are that I will shop at and the rest of them are just a pain.

Ren

This happened to me today at the Lancaster SC store. Plus, several items did not ring up at the sale price. (the worst was vitamins at almost $10 a bottle. Wish I had skipped those.)

Kimberley S. Walton

I have similar problems with one local store, i try to go to the other one. Anyway one mgr says one thing and another says different. I just had to call one the other day when i explained the coupon policy to him, used a rite aid 5 off 50 and dollar gen 5 off 25. He said hes not supposed to accept cause some other mgrs say its not clear in policy. I begged to differ it does clearly state it. He gave me the money back. I would keep calling up the chain. In future i would take out the policy and ask them to show you where it states different. Good luck

Heather Jameson Hutchinson

I wrote corporate and they had the store manager write me and he stated the following:

I believe you spoke with our Customer Service Manager, Kanedra, who was stating our policy correctly. In #2 under General (Policies), it states the BI-LO will accept manufacturer coupons (limit one per item), or BI-LO coupons (one per item), or valid internet coupons (one per item) or competitor coupons (one per item, with a limit of 10). We only stack manufacturer coupons and store coupons as stated in #5, A manufacturer coupon and a store coupon can be used on the same item in the same transaction. As far as competitor coupons, we accept one competitor coupon per like item per day per customer as stated in #10 under Competitor Coupons.

bev

She needs to read down to #5 on this same list where it states “a manufacturers coupon and a store coupon can be used on the same item in the same transaction.” The purpose of the #2 statement is to clarify that you cannot use more than one of the same coupon on a single item not to say you cannot use a store coupon and a manufacturers coupon. When discussing coupons under the doubling section of the policy they call bilo and competitor coupons “store coupons” which they are. This is the way my Bi-lo managers explained it to me. It really goes back to Bi-lo being the worst trained company I deal with. No consistency. I will be fine with any policy they have if it is equally and fairly implemented. My problem is that it changes from store to store, and manager to manager, and cashier to cashier.

Heather Jameson Hutchinson

I didn’t notice that it says “competitor store coupons”. Interesting point. Might have to bring that up. It baffles me anyway because don’t they get reimbursed for the manufacturer coupons? Why would it make a difference in what they profited from the sale? I can understand limiting the amount, but I just can’t wrap my head around why stacking mfr and competitors isn’t allowed. Is there any other company that is like this? I know Publix does (although my local publix only accepts bi lo coupons blah!)

Debra

Sorry your having so much trouble, Is there another Bi lo to shop at? The Bi lo that I shop at in West Cola, SC is really nice about letting you use competitors coupons such as Food Lion, Dollar General, etc.

Heather Jameson Hutchinson

There is, but that one is 20 minutes from my house whereas this one is only 2. I went ahead and wrote corporate to see what they had to say. So we’ll see…

Jamie

Anyone having problems with the Zest .50/1 coupons doubling? My coupon checker app says they don’t double but wondered if they really did in store? Trying to get prepared before I make a trip :)

Eryn

How did the Zest coupons work? I was going to use mine tomorrow.

Bev

My bi-lo will not double it if it says do not double on the coupon. The POM coupons I used recently said that and they will not automatically double. I ask the cashier and she said she can’t double it if it says that. I wonder why the manufacturer cares if the company doubles a coupon. It is not costing them extra. It might be that more people will use the coupon if they are saving more money.

Heather Jameson Hutchinson

I had the Same issue with the POM coupon. Doesn’t make sense to me. Publix still doubles it whether it says that or not.

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